NPPES file of Aug 9, 2026

Tinesia Ester, M.ED, LPC

Professional Counselor · Houston, TX

Tinesia Ester, M.ED, LPC is a professional counselor with a practice address in Houston, Texas, and NPI 1437720323, issued on Jul 1, 2021. Check the license (Texas 82739, as entered in NPPES) with the Texas board that licenses this profession; the federal record below is the public data PlainDoctor holds for this provider.

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NPPES recordNPPES file of Aug 9, 2026
1437720323
Name
Tinesia Ester
Credential
M.ED, LPC
Primary taxonomy
Professional Counselor 101YP2500X
License number
82739 TX
Self-reported in NPPES; status is on the state search
Practice location
1700 Post Oak Blvd Ste 600, Houston, TX 77056
Phone
(346) 253-0549
Enumerated
Jul 1, 2021
Record last updated
Mar 29, 2023
Medicare enrollment
Enrolled (PECOS I20250813000589); may accept Medicare assignment
Entity
Type 1 · individual
Public record from CMS NPPES (open it on the CMS NPI Registry). Enrollment, assignment, school and telehealth: CMS Doctors and Clinicians file, Aug 2026. A record is not a license: verify it with the state board.
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  2. 2LicenseActive license and public ordersWhich Texas board licenses this profession
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Tinesia Ester among 20,712 professional counselor records in Texas

Tinesia Ester, M.ED, LPC is one of 20,712 professional counselor records with a practice address in Texas. 8% of them appear in a Medicare file (Part D prescribing, MIPS, Open Payments or Medicare group billing); this one does not. Its NPI, issued in 2021, is newer than 62% of them.

  • NPI issued2021 · 62% of these records are older, 32% newer
  • In a Medicare fileNo · 8% of these records are
  • In the CMS Doctors and Clinicians fileYes · 14% of these records are
  • Graduated2019 · median 2014 among the 2,816 with a school on file
  • Record last updated2023 · 47% of these records were not updated in five years or more

Source: CMS NPPES, file of Aug 9, 2026, every record with primary taxonomy 101YP2500X and a Texas practice address; Medicare files: CMS Part D Prescribers 2024, MIPS 2023, Open Payments 2024, Doctors and Clinicians (data.cms.gov).

2,158 professional counselor records list a practice address in Houston

They are 2,158 of the 61,221 NPPES records with a practice address in Houston, and 20,712 professional counselor records in Texas. No Medicare prescribing, quality score, industry payment or hospital affiliation is published for this NPI.

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The 8 professional counselor records with the nearest ZIP codes

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  4. Mandy Green, MS, LPCHouston, TX 770561083887376
  5. Hazel Hill, M.A. LPCHouston, TX 770561720541444
  6. Wanda Hobbs, LPC, M.ED.Houston, TX 770561790921567
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  8. Shanica Jones, MS, MHA, LPCHouston, TX 770561235533712

Common questions

What is Tinesia Ester, M.ED, LPC's NPI number?

Tinesia Ester, M.ED, LPC's National Provider Identifier (NPI) is 1437720323, issued on Jul 1, 2021. An NPI identifies a provider in billing; it is not a license.

Where is Tinesia Ester, M.ED, LPC located?

The NPPES record lists a practice address at 1700 Post Oak Blvd Ste 600, Houston, TX, 77056. Phone: (346) 253-0549. Providers update this record themselves, so call before visiting.

How can I verify Tinesia Ester, M.ED, LPC's license?

NPPES lists Texas license number 82739, as entered by the provider. Search the Texas board that licenses this profession; the NPPES record confirms identity only.

Source: CMS National Plan and Provider Enumeration System (NPPES), file of Aug 9, 2026 (NPPES files on CMS.gov); NUCC Health Care Provider Taxonomy. An NPI identifies who bills; it is not a license.

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